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Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Kontras staffer assaulted at court
Kontras staffer assaulted at court JAKARTA: A group of unidentified men assaulted a female staffer of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) after she attended a trial in the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Former banker tried for corruption
Former banker tried for corruptionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The South Jakarta District Court began on Thursday the trial of former president director of the now-defunct PT Bank Aspac, Setiawan Harjono, who is charged with corruption for allegedly misusing money from Bank Indonesia...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
UNHCR responds
UNHCR responds I would like to refer to you the article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 22, under the headline UNHCR lies: Tribe head.The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has no knowledge of or connection with Mr. Mosa Foa, or of the meeting he reportedly attended in Geneva.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performance
Bigger Jakarta budget, lower performanceAzas Tigor Nainggolan, Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA), Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) At the beginning of 2002 the Jakarta administration and legislative council again demonstrated their corrupt credentials, ignoring the interests of Jakarta citizens in the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Azas Tigor Nainggolan
Azas Tigor Nainggolan Jakarta Citizens' Forum (FAKTA) Jakarta Social Institute (ISJ) 2. Elwin -- The new new world order 1 X 52 36pt Bodoni Flexibility, networking are keys to new world order Elwin Tobing Economist Iowa, USA 3.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Strategies for food safety needed to save children
Strategies for food safety needed to save childrenTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Representatives of the food industry and academicians emphasized on Thursday the importance of a clear strategy for food safety to prevent foodborne diseases, which claim the lives of thousands of...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
8 x 4
8 x 4Megawati opens Muhammadiyah's annual meeting in Denpasarpecat16 x 2Four legislators face dismissal Pilot13 x 2Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: PilotWONOSOBO16 x 1Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Migrant workers victims of fraud
Migrant workers victims of fraud SALATIGA, Central Java: A man in the Central Java town of Salatiga has been accused of swindling eight people with false promises of construction work in Malaysia.Three residents from Kesongo village in Semarang regency said that they had each paid between Rp 2...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Wonosobo awaits control of forest
Wonosobo awaits control of forestTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo Should you ever sit on a hillside in the Sumbing and Sindoro mountains in the Central Java regency of Wonosobo, you'll give thanks to the regency for its green area, which collected the national reforestation award...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
MASKargo to start flights to Narita
MASKargo to start flights to Narita KUALA LUMPUR: MASKargo, the cargo unit of Malaysian Airline System Bhd., plans to operate a scheduled cargo service to and from Japan's Narita Airport in 2002, the Bernama news agency reports.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offer
Influential ulemas turn down Alwi's offerA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Awakening Party (PKB) under Alwi Shihab said on Thursday that several influential Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulemas had declined the party's offer to take up posts on its new board of executives.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped
RI's plan to impose flour duties droppedReuters, Jakarta Indonesia has decided to drop its plan to impose anti-dumping duties on wheat flour in order to protect consumers from an increase in prices, a senior official of the trade and industry ministry said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Megawati criticizes excavation projects
Megawati criticizes excavation projectsAnnastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakartans have become accustomed to annoying excavation projects along the city roads, either for telephone lines, water pipelines or electricity cables.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000
Analyst: BCA share must top Rp 1,7000Dadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Getting the most credible investor for Bank Central Asia (BCA) should indeed become the government's priority, but quality should not necessarily preclude economic targets, according to a banking analyst.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
1. Reax - 21 x 2 lines
1. Reax - 21 x 2 linesTalks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders 2. Ba'asyir - 14 x 3 linesPolice asked no questions about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir 3. Riot 30 x 1 lineTwo people shot in West Java riot 4. Flood - 32 x 1 lineToll road, housing blamed for floods 5.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Riau Islands province given green light
Riau Islands province given green light The House of Representatives' special committee for Riau has endorsed the proposal from a number of islands in Riau to form a new province, the Riau Islands province.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Asian currencies mostly up late; earlier Japanese yen blow mildNetty Ismail, Dow Jones, Singapore Most Asian currencies were higher late Thursday, after mostly failing to trail the yen's earlier descent to yet another 39- month low.The yen's decline to a new 39-month low of 134.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Ignas Kleden
Ignas Kleden Sociologist Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs Jakarta 3. President -- Retired presidents 1x 34 36 pt Ex-presidents: Better to fade awayPhilippine Daily Inquirer
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGO
Graft suspect Akbar free to travel overseas: AGOTertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House Speaker Akbar Tandjung is free to travel overseas after the Attorney General's Office decided on Thursday not to ban him from leaving the country despite his status as a...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for free
Go to the Monkey Forest and learn meditation for freeIda Indawati Khouw, Contributor, Ubud, Bali The small town of Ubud, about 20 kilometers north of the capital city of Denpasar, never loses its attraction as a center of Balinese arts.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta:Exhibitions* Painting by children from 161 countries, the National Gallery of Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur 14, Gambir, Central Jakarta (Tel. 34833954) until Jan. 26. * Stone Lithographs and Paintings by Ken Pattern, Koi Galeri/Restoran Jl Mahakam I/2 (Tel: 722 2864), 11...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention plan
Committee reveals flaws in debt extention planBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A review by a government watchdog has exposed glaring imbalances in a plan to extend the payment period for large debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) that, if not revised, risked the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Four legislators face dismissal in Banyumas
Four legislators face dismissal in BanyumasAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto The Banyumas Regency Legislative Council (DPRD) in Central Java province has recommended that four of its members be dismissed due to disciplinary misdemeanors.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionment
National leadership: Illusion, disillusionmentIgnas Kleden, Sociologist, Director, The Center for East Indonesian Affairs, Jakarta Indonesia seems to face not so much the problem of leadership per se as the problem of perceiving and expecting national leadership.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh'
Syafi'ie's murder strengthens GAM spirit 'to fight for free Aceh'Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The death of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Commander Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, has solidified the separatist movement and increased the guerrillas' will to fight for the independence of Aceh,...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in Denpasar
Megawati opens Muhammadiyah anual meeting in DenpasarI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar President Megawati Soekarnoputri officially opened the Muhammadiyah four-day annual meeting here on Thursday with a call for the second-largest Muslim organization to continue its contribution to the...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI to host APEC construction conference
RI to host APEC construction conference JAKARTA: Indonesia will host an international conference featuring building design, construction, construction management and building maintenance in Bali on March 27 and 28.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Poor people frustrated
Poor people frustrated From Pikiran RakyatThe country's poor people are always suppressed, exploited, maltreated and evicted by the authorities. Suddenly, we, the poor, are surprised, shocked and startled to hear about the fuel price increase. As a result, kerosene has disappeared.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2
* Headlines: Dramatic rise of business power 2* Opinion: Illusion and disillusionment in leadership 4* City: Megawati criticizes leaders over environment 6* Archipelago: Muhammadiyah starts its annual meeting 7 * National: House facing test of credibility 8* World: Bush plans increase in military...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
End game in East Timor
End game in East Timor Even though it has been almost two and a half years since an eruption of violence in East Timor, not a single Indonesian military and police officer responsible for security in the territory at that time has been prosecuted.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Philips launches new range of phones
Philips launches new range of phones JAKARTA: The launch of Philips' Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication (DECT) range here on Thursday marked the latest entry into Indonesia's telecommunications industry.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Drugs squad on training course
Drugs squad on training course JAKARTA: The Singapore office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is holding an international narcotics law enforcement training course here for Indonesian narcotics police officers.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's money
Lawyer claims Doddy received Tommy's moneyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Raden Doddy Sumadi, the middleman who arranged the meeting between Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, admitted to receiving money from Tommy, his lawyer said Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Autism caused by snacks?
Autism caused by snacks? Referring to Hiang Marahimin's letter in The Jakarta Post of Jan. 21, I would appreciate her expert opinion on the causes of autism and whether there is any scientific proof that food and food additives can cause autism.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI lifters eye medals in lighter division
RI lifters eye medals in lighter divisionMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apart from China's expected domination, Indonesian weightlifting sees better medal prospects in the lower weight women's categories at the 2002 Asian Games, a sporting official said here on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft
Tangerang PLN head tried for graft JAKARTA: Former head of state-owned electricity company (PLN) Tangerang branch, Asnawi Sabrawi, was allegedly involved in a corruption case involving Rp 11.8 billion (US$1.135 million).
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: Pilot
Plane's engines failed at 20,000 feet: PilotThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The pilot of the ill-fated Garuda Boeing 737-300, Abdul Rozak, which made an emergency landing on Bengawan Solo River in Klaten, Central Java, on Jan.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyir
Police asked no question about al-Qaeda: Ba'asyirYogita Tahil Ramani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir stated that police had not asked him any questions about his alleged links to the al-Qaeda network during his police questioning on Thursday, despite having been summoned...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Scouts hand over milk to families
Scouts hand over milk to families JAKARTA: Scouts handed over 4,800 cartons of milk powder to 2,400 families across the capital's five mayoralties on Thursday.The aid was focused on 360 families made homeless by fire in Cipulir subdistrict, South Jakarta, and 240 families in East Jakarta.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibility
Committee a 'test case' for DPR's credibilityA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A noted religious scholar lashed out at legislators on Thursday over their attempts to thwart the establishment of a special committee (Pansus) of the House of Representatives (DPR) to investigate the high profile...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
1. Flour (2 x 18)
1. Flour (2 x 18) RI's plan to impose flour duties dropped 2. Duit (2 x 30) Asian currencies mostly up late, earlier Japanese yen blow mild
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
ASEAN tourism meeting
ASEAN tourism meeting The tourism ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started their annual meeting in Yogyakarta on Thursday to draft a major ASEAN Tourism Agreement, to be signed by ASEAN leaders during their summit in Cambodia later this year.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leaders
Talks with GAM must be intensified: House leadersKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To avoid more bloodshed following the killing of military commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Tengku Abdullah Syafi'ie, the House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government on Thursday to intensify...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil sale
KPPU to launch investigation on Indomobil saleThe Jakarta Post Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Pilots of crash plane grounded
Pilots of crash plane grounded The pilot and co-pilot of the Garuda aircraft that crashed in the Central Java town of Klaten last week have been declared unfit to fly pending a series of recovery tests, an official says.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Two people shot in West Java riot
Two people shot in West Java riotThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Mass rioting erupted when locals clashed with police in the West Java town of Purwakarta on Thursday, leaving at least two people shot and three vehicles, including two police cars, set ablaze.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
KPPU to investigate Indomobil sale
KPPU to investigate Indomobil saleThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has announced plans to launch an investigation into the sale of government stakes in the country's second-largest automaker, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, next month amid...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Timah to divest subsidiaries this year
Timah to divest subsidiaries this yearAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed state tin mining firm PT Timah said on Thursday that it would sell several subsidiaries this year in a bid to save the company from bankruptcy.
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
Criminals stab accomplice to death
Criminals stab accomplice to death JAKARTA: A criminal was murdered by his accomplices after a quarrel on Wednesday evening. The 28-year-old M. Darwis, who was widely known as a hoodlum, was killed by his friends, identified as Demang and Gepeng, after he had protested their unfair treatment in...
Fri, 25 Jan 2002
RI-China association opened in Medan
RI-China association opened in Medan MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesia-China Friendship Association (PPIC) for the northern Sumatra region was officiated in the capital of North Sumatra last Saturday.